On this day in 1979 a 118 minute cut of George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead premiered in Turin, Italy.  |
| Zombi aka Dawn of the Dead |
This edit (entitled Zombi), was influenced and financed by Dario Argento. It features a lot more Goblin and gore than does the 127 minute US version released the following April by Romero.
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| Goblin |
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| Gore |
They had a similar deal previously on Romero’s Vampire flick Martin (1977).
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| Romero’s Martin |
Check out this great Ultimate Edition DVD set. It has the US theatrical release, Argento’s Euro edit and the 139 minutes extended cut that premiered at Cannes Film Festival.
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| Dawn of the Dead Ultimate Edition DVD set |
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